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Monster Vault Preview: Tales of the Valiant presents . . . cloud giant!
The Tales of the Valiant roleplaying game is out! But we’ve got time for one more—not really a preview, but a post-view maybe?—of the Monster Vault. On sale now! As the creators of the Creature Codex...
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Kobold Gift Guide for Con Season! What’s hot inside when it’s hot outside
Summer is traditionally convention season. Conventions are kind of a big deal nowadays, and they run year ’round. But the oldest and biggest conventions in the U.S. still fall in the summer. And lots...
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Put it in your game!
The 2024 movie, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, is a prequel to the 2015 film, Mad Max: Fury Road. The film takes place in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future where the hero, Furiosa, is kidnapped from her...
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Midgard Monday: Casimir’s Enchiridion of Monsters talks about dust goblins
It’s Midgard Monday! Each week, we visit a corner of the wide world of Midgard. Look for standalone content you can drop into your campaign—whether it’s in Midgard or your own homebrew. Find new...
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More Dragon Quest monsters for your 5E games!
Art by Akira Toriyama Anyone who’s played a video game RPG in the past decade has likely heard of the Dragon Quest series (or Dragon Warrior as it was formerly known). It’s been going strong since the...
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Monster Vault Peek: Tales of the Valiant presents . . . ettercap!
The Tales of the Valiant roleplaying game is out! But we’ve got time for one more—not really a preview, but a post-view maybe?—of the Monster Vault. On sale now! As the creators of the Creature Codex...
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Roll up a random fey forest
The fey forest is a classic setting for adventure in fantasy games, and the Tales of the Valiant roleplaying game is no exception. Mysterious sounds and lights, trees that move, tricks played by fey...
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Pack Tactics Advice: How can I get my players to be more proactive?
It’s time again for the Kobold Press advice column, Pack Tactics! Our roundtable experts this month are Ben Eastman, Basheer Ghouse, Ben McFarland, Brian Suskind, Jeff Quick, and Mike Welham. You...
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Midgard Monday: Trollkin Lineage and Heritage of Midgard
It’s Midgard Monday! Each week, we visit a corner of the wide world of Midgard. Look for standalone content you can drop into your campaign—whether it’s in Midgard or your own homebrew. Find new...
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50 landmarks to populate your hexcrawl campaign map
When you’re creating a hexcrawl, one of the central tenets of the exercise is to put a landmark in each hex. It’s something PCs don’t have to hunt for, and they can come across it pretty easily. When...
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Potion Commotion: Potion of Healing
Potion Commotion looks at a few staple potions in the game and plays around with them. We’ll taking the standard abilities and offer them with either boosts or limitations, providing new versions of...
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Sporting Goods: Give your players a sporting chance with holbagen
While popular medieval pastimes like jousting and archery often feature in campaign settings and adventures, other organized sports barely rate a mention. Even in fantasy fiction, sports get a short...
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Scouting downtime activity rules for the Tales of the Valiant game
The village of Redtower, home city of the Scarlet Citadel megadungeon, is a modest community, boasting a handful of interesting locations for the adventuring crowd that the neighboring Scarlet Citadel...
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Midgard Monday: Casimir’s Enchiridion of Monsters talks about kobolds
It’s Midgard Monday! Each week, we visit a corner of the wide world of Midgard. Look for standalone content you can drop into your campaign—whether it’s in Midgard or your own homebrew. Find new...
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Magic Items in card form
Magic items don’t have to be just magical swords, armor, wands and rings. They can also come in the form of magical cards. Add these card-based magical items to your game to reward (or bedevil)...
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Planar Boutiques, part 2: a plant nursery in the World Tree
As detailed in the Guide to the Labyrinth, the Labyrinth is the “space between worlds.” Though most of the Labyrinth consists of tunnels, bridges, and stranger passageways, bottled cities and pocket...
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Roll up a mountaintop experience for your PCs
Many quests in fantasy games (such as the brand-new Tales of the Valiant roleplaying game) involve ascending a mountain top to find a mystic artifact or explore an ancient temple. The ending is sure...
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Good Riddance! Part 5: Where angels don’t fear to tread
The classic alignment grid consisting of three rows (Good, Neutral, and Evil) and three columns (Lawful, Neutral, and Chaotic) is a contentious topic in TTRPGs. A lot of games (including the Tales of...
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Midgard Monday: Casimir’s Enchiridion of Monsters takes on werewolves
It’s Midgard Monday! Each week, we visit a corner of the wide world of Midgard. Look for standalone content you can drop into your campaign—whether it’s in Midgard or your own homebrew. Find new...
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The Octilliad, a wizard faction for your home campaign
Need a faction of scheming wizards? Yes, the answer is yes. The Octilliad is here to hire, betray, oppose, or tempt your PCs. The eight factotums of the Octilliad position themselves as the...
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